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the sea at 22 degrees. it is 23 at alexandria . -- dc at 22 degrees. southern maryland at 27. a cold day. we are looking out a little bit of a bump in temperatures. you can see it to the west. this push of warm or milder air will drive late tomorrow into early tuesday followed by a cold front that is going to drop our temperatures wednesday, but look at the wind chill factors. now it feels like 5 degrees this hour. they are digging out about 5 inches of snow that fell earlier in the day. clear skies for tonight. lots of sunshine for tomorrow. it will be a bit cool when we wake up in the morning. temperatures will warm up nicely by the afternoon hours. it is dry and will remain that way. a cold front approaches from the west. this is future cast, and it looks like our skies remained mainly clear for the overnight hours, and tomorrow, look for the clouds to increase tomorrow. this is going to head our way. a cold front strong, gusty winds. we will look like region we will look at a change. temperatures begin to fall, and colder air on wednesday. forecasts for tonight, 15 degrees
the sea at 22 degrees. it is 23 at alexandria . -- dc at 22 degrees. southern maryland at 27. a cold day. we are looking out a little bit of a bump in temperatures. you can see it to the west. this push of warm or milder air will drive late tomorrow into early tuesday followed by a cold front that is going to drop our temperatures wednesday, but look at the wind chill factors. now it feels like 5 degrees this hour. they are digging out about 5 inches of snow that fell earlier in the day. clear...
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increasingly you're hearing people say, well, fine. this is what we will do. lou: well we will do is really layoff of lot of employees, according to the president. he runs the government, therefore these are his choices. laying off 800,000 employees of the federal government because of a 2 percent change and other spending. that is, frankly, and that's. i mean, that is just -- and unconscionable. >> there are a couple things about that. or not going to lay off 800,000 people. there will be 800,000 people who will be affected by the sequestered, most will end up having to take some unpaid days off, maybe a ddy week for a couple of months. that doesn't mean the pentagon will grind to a halt. managers will juggle work schedules. that goes on all across america. a second aspect of that is the reason we get these kinds of irrational cuts is the pentagon does not have the flexibility to move money from one place to another which is a congressional decision. they tie the hands of the pentagon and other agencies and say, look, you can't move the money. every cat gets
increasingly you're hearing people say, well, fine. this is what we will do. lou: well we will do is really layoff of lot of employees, according to the president. he runs the government, therefore these are his choices. laying off 800,000 employees of the federal government because of a 2 percent change and other spending. that is, frankly, and that's. i mean, that is just -- and unconscionable. >> there are a couple things about that. or not going to lay off 800,000 people. there will...
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>> well, we don't know, for sure, but we don't hear this is much. politicians and ceos with these terrific stories. so one could wonder, listen. what is required to be a professional athlete, whether you are running through a line of defenders on a football field where you are strapping on artificial legs to compete in an olympic event, you are moving against resistance, and that requires the ability to disregarcome to some extent, the intentions, maybe even the feelings, one could say, small miiority of athletes of others. and so that kind of determination married to the narcissism that can be inherent in being a professional athlete, the awesome, you know, worship that we heap upon these people can be a formula for disaster. lou: you mentioned narcissism. immediately i am drawn to the subject of president obama and his weekend golfing with above all people, tiger woods. that has to be fertile ground for you. >> it is fertile ground because this is the president's who would find himself on the golf links with someone who is a celebrity and a star.
>> well, we don't know, for sure, but we don't hear this is much. politicians and ceos with these terrific stories. so one could wonder, listen. what is required to be a professional athlete, whether you are running through a line of defenders on a football field where you are strapping on artificial legs to compete in an olympic event, you are moving against resistance, and that requires the ability to disregarcome to some extent, the intentions, maybe even the feelings, one could say,...
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they're just put on hold, furloughs for 22 days over six months. that is saving $4-$5 billion for remaining of the 2013 fiscal year if the sequester goes in place. that is what? >> roughly 8%. this is basically saying take up paid vacation because we don't have money for you. we will have a job for you when we get back. they can space them out and minimize disruption in the workload. they have no flexibility. this is the only way to handle it. >> bret: what do you think of all of this? >> i like to think of the sequester as a bad idea whose time has come. we have to cut spending. we have never gotten spending under control at the federal level. this is not a good way to cut spending. that is not in dispute. absence of someone coming up with a rational proposal to cut places growing rapidly we are stuck with this. the only thing worse than that is doing nothing. >> so if it comes to pass, how bad will the stories be that we see, you know, how the impact of this? to hear it from the president and from all the stories it's like the sky is falling. >>
they're just put on hold, furloughs for 22 days over six months. that is saving $4-$5 billion for remaining of the 2013 fiscal year if the sequester goes in place. that is what? >> roughly 8%. this is basically saying take up paid vacation because we don't have money for you. we will have a job for you when we get back. they can space them out and minimize disruption in the workload. they have no flexibility. this is the only way to handle it. >> bret: what do you think of all of...
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ford was up 22%. general motors and chrysler, 16% apiece. 2012 was the top yore for car sales -- top year for car sales in the last five. go what chuck hagel needs tonight. if he is to become the secretary of defense. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us hagel's confirmation hearing left doubters with plenty of questions. >> a day after bruising confirmation hearing, the former colleagues say the performance did not help his cause and did not win them over. >> i don't intend to vote for him in the committee or on the senate floor. there were so many inconsistencies yesterday, plained by well, i'd have to look at the whole context of what i said at the time. >> that brings the number of republican nos to 12 including richard burke, dan coates, john cornyn, cruz, inhof, kirk, rubio, pat roberts, viter and wicker. he incorrected stated that president obama's policy on the iran nuclear program. >> i just been handed a note that i, i misspoke and said i supported the president's position
ford was up 22%. general motors and chrysler, 16% apiece. 2012 was the top yore for car sales -- top year for car sales in the last five. go what chuck hagel needs tonight. if he is to become the secretary of defense. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us hagel's confirmation hearing left doubters with plenty of questions. >> a day after bruising confirmation hearing, the former colleagues say the performance did not help his cause and did not win them over. >> i...
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ford was up 22%. general motors and chrysler, 16% apiece. 2012 was the top yore for car sales -- top year for car sales in the last five. good sales job may be what chuck hagel needs tonight. if he is to become the secretary of defense. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us hagel's confirmation hearing left doubters with plenty of questions. >> a day after bruising confirmation hearing, the former colleagues say the performance did not help his cause and did not win them over. >> i don't intend to vote for him in the committee or on the senate floor. there were so many inconsistencies yesterday, plained by well, i'd have to look at the whole context of what i said at the time. >> that brings the number of republican nos to 12 including richard burke, dan coates, john cornyn, cruz, inhof, kirk, rubio, pat roberts, viter and wicker. he incorrected stated that president obama's policy on the iran nuclear program. >> i just been handed a note that i, i misspoke and said i supported the p
ford was up 22%. general motors and chrysler, 16% apiece. 2012 was the top yore for car sales -- top year for car sales in the last five. good sales job may be what chuck hagel needs tonight. if he is to become the secretary of defense. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us hagel's confirmation hearing left doubters with plenty of questions. >> a day after bruising confirmation hearing, the former colleagues say the performance did not help his cause and did not win them...
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lgbt people and native american women. 22 republicans voted against the measure, including marco rubio and rand paul. president obama has announced he has signed a new executive order to defend the u.s. from computer attacks overseas. the measure creates voluntary standards for network security and promotes information sharing with private companies that help run critical u.s. infrastructure. the order is part of a wide package of steps that includes the administration's self- declared right to launch a pre- emptive cyber military strike on targets should the white house deem it necessary to prevent an imminent computer attack from abroad. in new york, a decision to lift a ban on gas drilling process known as fracking is facing a delay after regulators said they needed more time to complete a key health review. the move could delay a decision on fracking for months, leaving the ban in place. on tuesday, the top environmental regulators said he may speed the process by issuing permits before final regulations are created, if the health department conclude the process is safe. critics sa
lgbt people and native american women. 22 republicans voted against the measure, including marco rubio and rand paul. president obama has announced he has signed a new executive order to defend the u.s. from computer attacks overseas. the measure creates voluntary standards for network security and promotes information sharing with private companies that help run critical u.s. infrastructure. the order is part of a wide package of steps that includes the administration's self- declared right to...
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that frustrates me, the average wealth of the average american in the last five years has gone down 22%. and everybody out there watching this program for the most part has had to make decisions to cut spending. and we're going to spend as much this year, pretty much, that was spent last year, and the president is scaring the living day lights out of the country. i think, why can't we make even a base-- why can't we keep the budget the same? if we can't cut this little bit about and this is the cut in the increase, i'm worried will we move forward? are we destined for bankruptcy in this country if we can't cut the rate of growth. that's what we're talking about. 1.10 trillion in cuts over ten years. >> for growth. >> so every year, we have the thing called baseline budgeting and i'll let you explain it to people. >> the budget is going up. several percentage points a year and we're slowing down the rate of growth. and now, in the first year, there's a little bit of dip in spending, and some budgets they want to look at, but interestingly, all of these budgets went up 17%, under obama an
that frustrates me, the average wealth of the average american in the last five years has gone down 22%. and everybody out there watching this program for the most part has had to make decisions to cut spending. and we're going to spend as much this year, pretty much, that was spent last year, and the president is scaring the living day lights out of the country. i think, why can't we make even a base-- why can't we keep the budget the same? if we can't cut this little bit about and this is the...
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am i hearing that right? >> i do not think that is my role now, to start with, as i am not the secretary of defense, but i think the president is wise in his course of action in not discussing that publicly. i think it is a far smarter way of handling it, and i think he has said what he needs to say. i think it has been understood in iran. i think the world understands his position. by the way, i have just been handed a note that i misspoke and said i supported the president's position on containment. if i said that, i meant to say that obviously we do not have a position on containment. i recognize the idea that more attention paid to my words and the last eight weeks than i ever thought possible, so i do not take any chances. thank you. >> i think i understood you correctly on containment. >> just to make sure your correction is clear, we do have a position on containment, which is we do not favor containment. >> we do not favor containment, so that is the president's position in my position. >> clarify be
am i hearing that right? >> i do not think that is my role now, to start with, as i am not the secretary of defense, but i think the president is wise in his course of action in not discussing that publicly. i think it is a far smarter way of handling it, and i think he has said what he needs to say. i think it has been understood in iran. i think the world understands his position. by the way, i have just been handed a note that i misspoke and said i supported the president's position on...
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a secret plot to confiscate american guns. >> this so-called universal background check that you're hearing about all over the media and from president obama and some of the other politicians in washington is aimed at one thing. it's aimed at registering your guns, and when another tragic opportunity presents itself that registry will be used to confiscate your guns. >> eric, you know what the working phrase there is. when a tragic opportunity presents itself because that's what the nra is looking for in order to sell more guns. >> that's right. if i were the drug cartels and the mob, i would be giving to the nra because he is their best friend. >> yeah, he is. >> he is putting guns in the hands of everyone he can, and then as we heard in the clip earlier, he is saying, well, now we've given the guns to the bad guys, so you better get your gun too because it's all-out warfare. >> in 1999, which seems like a lifetime ago wayne lapierre said we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory background checks for every sale at every gun show, no loopholes anywhere from for anyone. what happened to
a secret plot to confiscate american guns. >> this so-called universal background check that you're hearing about all over the media and from president obama and some of the other politicians in washington is aimed at one thing. it's aimed at registering your guns, and when another tragic opportunity presents itself that registry will be used to confiscate your guns. >> eric, you know what the working phrase there is. when a tragic opportunity presents itself because that's what the...
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the pentagon says it will reduce the naval presence in the persian gulf. plans for the uss harry truman carrier to head to the gulf this week have been canceled. that would leave one carrier in the region. defense secretary leon panetta warns under the cuts pentagon workers could face furloughs saying, this is not a game this is reality. >>> vice president joe biden made an emotional appeal to house democrats last night urging them to support the obama administration's gun control agenda. biden choked up while speaking about the recent tragedy at sandy hook and recounted examples of 1600 deaths since that day. his tone turned emphatic reminding audience as their obligation as lawmakers to act. >> when people tell me that you can't prevent these kinds of occurrences, that doesn't mean we can't do something to god forbid if it happens again diminish the carnage. it matters. it matters. >> speaking to those worried about the political consequences of backing controversial gun legislation, biden argued "i promise you, times have changed." >>> new jersey govern
the pentagon says it will reduce the naval presence in the persian gulf. plans for the uss harry truman carrier to head to the gulf this week have been canceled. that would leave one carrier in the region. defense secretary leon panetta warns under the cuts pentagon workers could face furloughs saying, this is not a game this is reality. >>> vice president joe biden made an emotional appeal to house democrats last night urging them to support the obama administration's gun control...
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our pentagon correspondent has more. tell us what is going on, barbara. >> reporter: well, you know, wolf, we have been hearing this fancy washington word, sequester for weeks now. but now the reality is hitting hundreds of thousands of defense department workers facing a smaller paycheck. maintaining fighting jets and war ships at the ready. providing care at military hospitals. crucial military functions don't by some 800,000 civilian workers. now, the pentagon has told congress these workers will be forced to stay home one day a week, without pay, if mandatory spending cuts are not averted. >> everybody is waiting to hear. it has definitely become the new, what i call the new "f" word here is furlough. >> reporter: for many, it will be defense cuts, he is already making plans. >> i'll pay the core bills, the mortgage and the utilities and then you live on what is left. >> reporter: the head of the government worker's union says his people have already suffered. >> already these employees have suffered a 27-month pay f
our pentagon correspondent has more. tell us what is going on, barbara. >> reporter: well, you know, wolf, we have been hearing this fancy washington word, sequester for weeks now. but now the reality is hitting hundreds of thousands of defense department workers facing a smaller paycheck. maintaining fighting jets and war ships at the ready. providing care at military hospitals. crucial military functions don't by some 800,000 civilian workers. now, the pentagon has told congress these...
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what did you see in the hearing. -- hearing? >> what upset me is i think there was a lack of respect on the part of the republicans. i understand the importance of the position. i think chuck hagel, as ever -- from everything i have read about him, i like his way of thinking. he is not ideological. the fact that he is not ready to put all armed forces in harm's way without clear thinking. >> thank you for your input. our next call is from adam. go ahead. are you there? our next call is john from pennsylvania. what do you think? >> i watched them grow chuck hagel. he feels like a super good person. i am afraid the united states will move and this is what scares me. afghanistan was a mistake. they are not going to grow corn and tomatoes. i have watched these hearings for three days. it seems to be a waste of time. website andpan's watched the interview conducted with senator hagel. that was an excellent interview. >> what you think about chuck hagel as defense secretary? are you for or against him. >> i am thrilled. it is wise to
what did you see in the hearing. -- hearing? >> what upset me is i think there was a lack of respect on the part of the republicans. i understand the importance of the position. i think chuck hagel, as ever -- from everything i have read about him, i like his way of thinking. he is not ideological. the fact that he is not ready to put all armed forces in harm's way without clear thinking. >> thank you for your input. our next call is from adam. go ahead. are you there? our next call...
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to john mccain, his record may be worse than the cato institute and mine. >> spending was cut from 22% of gdp to 18% of gdp. spending was cut a lot, those are big numbers and guess, what the economy boomed. sometimes if you leave capital in private hand, you get a better economy. >> larry, let me just say -- >> i got to get out of here. >> i am all for the government getting out of the way, it's a matter of a hippocratic oath, do no harm. >> did you say a hypocritical oath? let me get this right. >> hippocratical. >> economic news was mixed but i think the bullish fundamentals still look good and i have a fair and balanced question for everybody out there. can we call this the obama rally? that's right. i'm going to ask that question. later on in the show, she's the woman a lot of democrats and republicans say would have made the best next a second. she joins us later this how to talk about why defense cuts are both necessary and feasible. doesn't forget, folks, free market capitalism is always the best path to prosperity. free market capitalism clause smaller, more limited government.
to john mccain, his record may be worse than the cato institute and mine. >> spending was cut from 22% of gdp to 18% of gdp. spending was cut a lot, those are big numbers and guess, what the economy boomed. sometimes if you leave capital in private hand, you get a better economy. >> larry, let me just say -- >> i got to get out of here. >> i am all for the government getting out of the way, it's a matter of a hippocratic oath, do no harm. >> did you say a...
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wher for life's bleachable moments. >>> welcome back. 6:22. your weather first on this wednesday morning. some clouds now but we're expecting sunshine to return today, unlike yesterday. should be a pretty decent day for february as the high temperatures will make a climb toward the mid-40s. 43 by noon. 44 at 4:00. i'm expecting a high today right about 45 but closer to 50 towards fredricksburg. by 8:00 we're back in the 30s. no problems today but some problems here possibly by friday morning. more on that coming up. right now here's andrea. >> thanks, howard. >>> last nightmare vincent gray laid out some new proposals in the annual state of the district address. much of that agenda centers around continued economic development, the kind that has attracted thousands of new residents. >>> senate democrats have rejected two amendments that would have provided some transportation money in virginia. this comes the same day as d.c. being named the most congested city in the country when it comes to traffic. governor mcdonnell issued a statement sayi
wher for life's bleachable moments. >>> welcome back. 6:22. your weather first on this wednesday morning. some clouds now but we're expecting sunshine to return today, unlike yesterday. should be a pretty decent day for february as the high temperatures will make a climb toward the mid-40s. 43 by noon. 44 at 4:00. i'm expecting a high today right about 45 but closer to 50 towards fredricksburg. by 8:00 we're back in the 30s. no problems today but some problems here possibly by friday...
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i have watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years that i have been here. i have had enough of it. it's time to act. >> chris: congress woman, let's look at the numbers. are you really saying in a government that spends $3.5 trillion a year increased discretionary spending by 14% in the last four years you can't $85 billion to cut to avoid the sequester. >> we have made the cut in terms of agriculture subsidies. there are tens of billions of dollars in cuts there. and that should be balanced with eliminating subsidies for big oil. why should we lower pell grants instead of eliminating the subsidies for big oil? >> chris: why not just cut spending. 85 billion north dakota a $3.5 trillion government. >> let's just back up from with all due respect to the speaker what he said is not the gospel truth. the fact is that a lot of the spending increases came during the bush administration. two unpaid for wars that we got ourselves engaged in. prescription drug plan that added enormous amounts to our spending and the tax cuts of the high end that did not create jobs
i have watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years that i have been here. i have had enough of it. it's time to act. >> chris: congress woman, let's look at the numbers. are you really saying in a government that spends $3.5 trillion a year increased discretionary spending by 14% in the last four years you can't $85 billion to cut to avoid the sequester. >> we have made the cut in terms of agriculture subsidies. there are tens of billions of dollars in cuts there. and that...
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the truck did not see or hear her inside. her sister ran to the truckdriver saving the girl from being crushed. rescue workers pulled her to safety. >>> covered in mashed potatoes. the truck crashed into a road sign on its way to deliver a load of sweet potatoes to a local grocery store. the driver was sent to the hospital. the crews were left to clean up the massive pile of spuds. >>> finally in san diego, seaworld welcomed a new bundle of joy on valentine's day. the park released video of the killer whale giving birth to a 300 pound calf before coming up for air and taking its place at mom's side. the miracle of life right there on video. >>> in sports overtime in college basketball, unranked minnesota got a three-point tore take the lead over number 20 wisconsin. the gold e en gophers got the ut victoria. >>> thomas second half layup gave the buckeyes a lead, topped all scores 22, ohio state defeating northwestern 69-59. >>> just before the all-star break in the nba a rematch of last year's finals miami against oklahoma ci
the truck did not see or hear her inside. her sister ran to the truckdriver saving the girl from being crushed. rescue workers pulled her to safety. >>> covered in mashed potatoes. the truck crashed into a road sign on its way to deliver a load of sweet potatoes to a local grocery store. the driver was sent to the hospital. the crews were left to clean up the massive pile of spuds. >>> finally in san diego, seaworld welcomed a new bundle of joy on valentine's day. the park...
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it expired in september of 2011 and the senate passed the latest version, 78-22, with every republican female senator voting for it. the bill has been held up over the addition of protectionforce native americans and lbgt individuals. the other good news immigration. senators john mccain and lindsay graham released a glowing statement after their meeting at the white house yesterday saying, quote, we had an excellent meeting with the president and vice president. we were pleased to hear the president state his firm commitment he will do whatever is necessary to accomplish this important goal. >>> a liberal super pac is apologizing to mitch mcconnell and his wife. former labor secretary elaine cho. progress kentucky tweeted racist comments about her heritage in a statement the group wrote weerks apologize to the secretary for that unnecessary comment and have deleted the tweets in question. mcconnell's possible senate challenger ashley judd tweeted this. whatever the intention, whatever the venue, whom ever the person, attacks or comments on anyone's ethnicity are wrong and patently una
it expired in september of 2011 and the senate passed the latest version, 78-22, with every republican female senator voting for it. the bill has been held up over the addition of protectionforce native americans and lbgt individuals. the other good news immigration. senators john mccain and lindsay graham released a glowing statement after their meeting at the white house yesterday saying, quote, we had an excellent meeting with the president and vice president. we were pleased to hear the...
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for more on this, we turn to nbc pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. jim, what is this all about? >> lester, this order today shocked u.s. defense and military officials, taken totally by surprise. military officials strongly deny u.s. commandos condone or took part in any kidnappings, torture or murders of afghan civilians or suspects. now, in the past, president karzai has taken the u.s. military to task, in part, to show the afghan people that he's in charge. but wardak province is a taliban stronghold, one of the hottest combat areas in afghanistan. so if karzai's playing politics here, it's an extremely dangerous game, lester. >> could this derail the planned 2014 withdrawal of the majority of troops, the schedule the administration is currently sticking with? >> well, people are already wondering that. president obama has already announced 34,000 troops. that's half the total american force will withdraw from afghanistan by the end of this year. but if u.s. forces are prevented from executing their missions, you may start to hear calls from here
for more on this, we turn to nbc pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. jim, what is this all about? >> lester, this order today shocked u.s. defense and military officials, taken totally by surprise. military officials strongly deny u.s. commandos condone or took part in any kidnappings, torture or murders of afghan civilians or suspects. now, in the past, president karzai has taken the u.s. military to task, in part, to show the afghan people that he's in charge. but wardak province...
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jennifer pentagon -- griffin is at the pentagon tonight. i know they want more money. >> that's right. it is significant in terms of the message that it sends to iran right now in a very tense time in the middle east. but it is and it is the first concrete sign that the budget uncertainty is going to have a real impact on national security. at a time when tensions are are high with iran over its nuclear program and negotiations might be coming soon, the u.s. had had a policy of having two aircraft carriers over the golf for the past two years. the uss eisenhower will deploy later this month. but it will go alone we're told to replace the uss. according to george little said facing budget uncertainty continuing budget resolution and across the board sequestration cuts made this request to the secretary and he approved. secretary of defense approved to reverse the deployment. uss truman at the very last minute, shep. >> shepard: what does it mean for the families on the uss truman? >> it really wreaks havoc on the lives of those family member
jennifer pentagon -- griffin is at the pentagon tonight. i know they want more money. >> that's right. it is significant in terms of the message that it sends to iran right now in a very tense time in the middle east. but it is and it is the first concrete sign that the budget uncertainty is going to have a real impact on national security. at a time when tensions are are high with iran over its nuclear program and negotiations might be coming soon, the u.s. had had a policy of having two...
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what specifically should the pentagon be doing to combat this? >> well, you know, since the film has come out, there's certainly a realization that this is a very, very serious problem. in fact, the military is using the film as part of its sexual assault training. today we estimate more than 250,000 men and women within the military have seen the film. >> wow. >> what they really need to do, though, is change the way they approach this. right now the way they investigate and prosecute -- the decision to investigate and prosecute these crimes is made within the chain of command and as a result men and women don't report because they perceive there are conflicts of interest. if they don't report, these serial predators go on to assault again and again. it moves to be moved outside the chain of command with independent prosecutors and investigators making the decision. the military is fighting back on this right now. i still think they don't get it. they've had 40 years to solve this problem and they've failed. they have to make these structural pr
what specifically should the pentagon be doing to combat this? >> well, you know, since the film has come out, there's certainly a realization that this is a very, very serious problem. in fact, the military is using the film as part of its sexual assault training. today we estimate more than 250,000 men and women within the military have seen the film. >> wow. >> what they really need to do, though, is change the way they approach this. right now the way they investigate and...
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and, the pentagon will be hit, too. they propose a mix of spending cuts and, yes, more taxes, through limiting deductions, for the wealthy. i sat down late friday with house democratic leader nancy pelosi and asked her about the fast-approaching deadline. congressman pelosi, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> welcome to the capitol. >> chris: the white house says, sequestration will have a severe effect on many americans. house republicans agree. but they say the answer is to find other spending cuts, not tax hikes. >> well, i think that the sequestration is a bad idea, all around. it is something that is out of the question. the fact is, we have had plenty of spending cuts, $1.6 trillion in the budget control act. what we need is growth, growth with jobs and if you have spending cuts, education of our children, other investments, where you are hindering growth, you are no going to reduce the deficit. so, what we do need is more revenue, and more cuts, but i would like to see that a big, balanced, bold proposal. and sh
and, the pentagon will be hit, too. they propose a mix of spending cuts and, yes, more taxes, through limiting deductions, for the wealthy. i sat down late friday with house democratic leader nancy pelosi and asked her about the fast-approaching deadline. congressman pelosi, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> welcome to the capitol. >> chris: the white house says, sequestration will have a severe effect on many americans. house republicans agree. but they say the answer is to find...
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every senate democrat and 23 republicans voted the support of the bill while 22 republicans all of them male opposed it. i guess they don't care about bowls. the bill now moves to the republican-controlled house the same republican-controlled house that rejected renewing the violence against women act last year. after the tragedy in newtown it was widely believed that the country had reached a tipping point. that it was finally time for meaningful gun reform. now less than two months from that horrific event the definition of meaningful has already been watered down. as senator by senator on both sides of the aisle has come out against an assault weapons ban. it appears more likely that the best sane gun control supporters can hope for is a legislation mandating an universal background check. what more can president obama say about gun control in tonight's speech that he hadn't already said powerfully with tons of supporters behind him. >> i think he'll say the same things and there have been a lot of victims of gun violence. and frankly, i don't think they could have been given a bette
every senate democrat and 23 republicans voted the support of the bill while 22 republicans all of them male opposed it. i guess they don't care about bowls. the bill now moves to the republican-controlled house the same republican-controlled house that rejected renewing the violence against women act last year. after the tragedy in newtown it was widely believed that the country had reached a tipping point. that it was finally time for meaningful gun reform. now less than two months from that...
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this didn't come up in the conservation hearing's mengin david petraeus who never should have been put in charge of the cia for very obvious reasons. we haven't had the secretaries of state for over 20 years. shultz and baker were the lowest effective secretaries of the state and he could have been if anyone was willing to listen to colin powell but no one was coming and then he really embarrassed himself by going to the united nations in february of 2003 and repeating the national intelligence estimate from october of 2002 that held the charges against iraq and the nuclear capabilities and terrorism all of them were wrong. every single one of them. as of this institution has to be rebuilt and i think that we have to show more revision on the use of diplomacy. we need a timetable for afghanistan. we need to respond to diplomatic situations where obama could look very good in terms of seizing the opportunities. cuba may not be a major opportunity with low hanging fruit. we're the only ones that pursue this idea towards not recognizing cuba. north korea did something interesting in 2009.
this didn't come up in the conservation hearing's mengin david petraeus who never should have been put in charge of the cia for very obvious reasons. we haven't had the secretaries of state for over 20 years. shultz and baker were the lowest effective secretaries of the state and he could have been if anyone was willing to listen to colin powell but no one was coming and then he really embarrassed himself by going to the united nations in february of 2003 and repeating the national intelligence...
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. >>> we are getting a clearer idea tonight of what automatic spending cuts at the pentagon will mean to our troops and civilian workers whose job depends on the spending. >> they guided hands on budget documents that spell out the cuts, the cuts that will come if the congress doesn't hit the frustration that hits march first. >> reporter: smaller pay increases for our troops, days off for hundreds of thousands of civil defense workers, good work by tom vandenbrook. giving documents of what we can expect. >> this is not a game. this is reality. >> reporter: and angry defense secretary on the consequences of the automatic cuts to american defense. >> they would degrade our ability to respond to crisis precisely at a time of rising instability across the globe. >> reporter: usa today obtained documents spelling out some of the cuts. >> they say that readiness is affected because they can't train and they can't sail ships as often. >> reporter: the 5,000 crew members on the uss truman will be staying in norfolk. >> we'll be able to take care of our responsibilities in afghanistan. but if
. >>> we are getting a clearer idea tonight of what automatic spending cuts at the pentagon will mean to our troops and civilian workers whose job depends on the spending. >> they guided hands on budget documents that spell out the cuts, the cuts that will come if the congress doesn't hit the frustration that hits march first. >> reporter: smaller pay increases for our troops, days off for hundreds of thousands of civil defense workers, good work by tom vandenbrook. giving...
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i would say if you are 22 years old, and you want to i would go outside and say if you are 22 or however old and you want to project ahead a bit. you have to do addicted manufacturing. you have to have some computer skills, so i would encourage them to have a facility run computers. and have to be able to be competitive and work in teams. we have an initiative now taking veterans and putting them back to work. we can make a go of it. >> does america produce enough people with the skills you need? >> not yet. the whole community college feels training and the u.s. is one of the places where we can focus. one of the guys on the panel today did a great job framing how other people do it and other countries do it. the government of vietnam trains 15,000 welders every year. a government program has a ready supply of people into the work force. we can still orchestrate -- what are the skills needed and how to get people with those skills into the work force. >> it may be hard to persuade the government to look at vietnam as a model. >> i tell it as an anecdote. >> what are some of the initiati
i would say if you are 22 years old, and you want to i would go outside and say if you are 22 or however old and you want to project ahead a bit. you have to do addicted manufacturing. you have to have some computer skills, so i would encourage them to have a facility run computers. and have to be able to be competitive and work in teams. we have an initiative now taking veterans and putting them back to work. we can make a go of it. >> does america produce enough people with the skills...
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and when we hear the pentagon tell us, you know, the first thing we have to do is cut back in ready in let's translate that into language that average people would appreciate. right up there is a door to the gallery in the senate carriages and a few years ago i had a nephew of mine with a summer job working that door named michael and i mike michael a lot. the reason he worked that job for a few weeks is he'd just enis willed in the armet. we wanted to give him a few bucks before he took o he is a great kirks big smile on his face and off he went. he became part of the mountain corps out of fort drum, the mountain division out of fort drum. the whole family were all waiting and hoping and praying pour michael's safe return. we had one thing going for us, not only the fact that he was young, strong, and determined, but that he had been trained. readiness equals training, equals survival. and what the pentagon has told success that sequestration will cut back in readiness and training. what if if were your nephew or son or husband, wife, daughter? would you want the defendant training be
and when we hear the pentagon tell us, you know, the first thing we have to do is cut back in ready in let's translate that into language that average people would appreciate. right up there is a door to the gallery in the senate carriages and a few years ago i had a nephew of mine with a summer job working that door named michael and i mike michael a lot. the reason he worked that job for a few weeks is he'd just enis willed in the armet. we wanted to give him a few bucks before he took o he...
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the first f-22 planes were supposed to cost 40 million per copy, by the time the last one rolled off the assembly line, it was something like 160 million. now we are repeating that and actually doubling down on the f-35. and lockheed martin is doing what they always do, making sure there is a component of the f-35 built in every state in this country. that 37 states have something to do with that, even john mccain said that he had sticker shock he saw what the final cost would be. eleven aircraft carriers as well, and china has one carrier, that is from the ukrainian navy. i don't know how good they feel about serving in this aircraft carrier, that is exactly what they had. we have over 200 bases and facilities, china has nothing outside of china itself. .. the kid saved a couple hundred billion dollars over the next ten years by reducing that to reasonable 360,000 soldiers. so there are just some of the things that could be done that could get you to that trillion dollars figure that people say would really disarmed the united states. no, it wouldn't. now, 4,807,000,000,000 has alre
the first f-22 planes were supposed to cost 40 million per copy, by the time the last one rolled off the assembly line, it was something like 160 million. now we are repeating that and actually doubling down on the f-35. and lockheed martin is doing what they always do, making sure there is a component of the f-35 built in every state in this country. that 37 states have something to do with that, even john mccain said that he had sticker shock he saw what the final cost would be. eleven...
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kellogg's is recalling 11, 37 and 22-ounce boxes of special red berries because they may contain pieces of glass. >>> google reached a milestone. $800 a share for the first time. and a milestone for stanford university the first school to collect $1 billion in a single year. >>> and watch out north face. the u.s. postal department is entering the smart clothing market. under the brand name rain, heat and snow, they plan to launch a new product line of apparel and accesso accessories. >>> coming up, tiger woods sizes up president obama's golf came. >>> plus a discount at a chicago pizzeria that raises eye bra. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. now to some other stories that caught our eye this morning. we start in tennessee where several drivers had a brush with death following a collision on interstate 40. police dash cam footage shows one vehicle sparked a chain of crashes after driving over a ladder left on the road. fortunately, the multicar pileup caused only one minor injury. >>> in virginia, joyriding in a stolen pickup truck came to a disastrous end for one group o
kellogg's is recalling 11, 37 and 22-ounce boxes of special red berries because they may contain pieces of glass. >>> google reached a milestone. $800 a share for the first time. and a milestone for stanford university the first school to collect $1 billion in a single year. >>> and watch out north face. the u.s. postal department is entering the smart clothing market. under the brand name rain, heat and snow, they plan to launch a new product line of apparel and accesso...
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my four years in this job. >> reporter: the employees with lose one day of work each week for up to 22 weaks. a a lot of about 20% of their pay. military personal would be excepted but officials warned even though it is the civilian work force that will take the direct hit in their wallet. >> the associated furloughs with impact our war fighters, our veterans and family members in on told ways. >> reporter: lawmakers voted to delay the automatic spending cuts for two months. that just set up another deadline. if congress doesn't act by march 1, $85 million in spending cuts go into effect all at once. in addition to the pentagon cuts it would also mean tsa agents are furloughed to expect longer lines at airport security. 1,000 fbi and other law enforcement agents dropped from their jobs. >> it was never meant to become implemented policy. >> reporter: 80% of the pentagon civilian workforce is based outside of the washington area. virginia and california would be the states most affected by the furloughs. >>> those spending cuts were very much on the mind of john kerry as he gave his fir
my four years in this job. >> reporter: the employees with lose one day of work each week for up to 22 weaks. a a lot of about 20% of their pay. military personal would be excepted but officials warned even though it is the civilian work force that will take the direct hit in their wallet. >> the associated furloughs with impact our war fighters, our veterans and family members in on told ways. >> reporter: lawmakers voted to delay the automatic spending cuts for two months....
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easy. ♪ >> the pentagon is trying to save money. it's cutting its aircraft c arrier presence from two to o ne. >>> the post office hopes to save $2 billion a year. starting in august, due to an increase, it has increased since 2010. >>> the boy scouts of america says it won't decide until may about whether to allow gay s couts and scout leaders. the executive board says the delay is needed because of the complexity of the issue. it's receiving a lot of heat from both sides. >>> making good on a super bowl bet. how senators plan to pay up. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot, even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely... looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply
easy. ♪ >> the pentagon is trying to save money. it's cutting its aircraft c arrier presence from two to o ne. >>> the post office hopes to save $2 billion a year. starting in august, due to an increase, it has increased since 2010. >>> the boy scouts of america says it won't decide until may about whether to allow gay s couts and scout leaders. the executive board says the delay is needed because of the complexity of the issue. it's receiving a lot of heat from both...
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it runs 22 pages in total in which he rambles on and talks about everyone. he says this is a necessary evil i do not enjoy but must partake for a substantial change to occur. martha: we'll get more into the heart of this as we continue this morning. dominic, thank you very much. we'll bring you any updates. sign up for our breaking news alerts on the web site foxnews.com. when you are out of the house you will get these updates on your mobile device. rick: the national prayer breakfast. president obama showing up and beginning his remarks. we'll continue to stream this on foxnews.com for those of you who would like to listen to the president's remarks at the national prayer breakfast. leon panetta on the hot seat on the subject of benghazi. the chief is expected to testify about the pentagon's response to the attack on ought consulate. he said the u.s. didn't have enough time to respond. he says it's not like you can pick up the phone and call 911. mike emanuel is on the hill. set the stage for us on this hearing. >> reporter: it's designed to address the co
it runs 22 pages in total in which he rambles on and talks about everyone. he says this is a necessary evil i do not enjoy but must partake for a substantial change to occur. martha: we'll get more into the heart of this as we continue this morning. dominic, thank you very much. we'll bring you any updates. sign up for our breaking news alerts on the web site foxnews.com. when you are out of the house you will get these updates on your mobile device. rick: the national prayer breakfast....
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i watched them kick the can down 22 years down the road. its time to act. >> had he tahoe roundly dismiss the suggestion to postpone tens of billions of dollars of automatic spending cuts in defense and other departments on march 1st. defense secretary renewed pretty dire warnings today. listen.... >> my greatest concern today is that we are putting our national security at risk by lurching from budget crisis to budget crisis to budget crisis. >> only a couple hours after the speech. senate republicans unveiled their al downsize the government's civilian work force and freeze pay for members of congress. >> this is way of doing it without cutting defenses, without cutting desk and without raising taxes. >> reporter: republicans plan a hearing next week with the joint chiefs of the various branches of military to show how dangerous the automatic cuts could be. then they have two weeks to pass alternatives or the cuts begin. >> chris: we'll stay on top of it. thank you. still ahead, may be clouds on the horizon for the solar power industry, b
i watched them kick the can down 22 years down the road. its time to act. >> had he tahoe roundly dismiss the suggestion to postpone tens of billions of dollars of automatic spending cuts in defense and other departments on march 1st. defense secretary renewed pretty dire warnings today. listen.... >> my greatest concern today is that we are putting our national security at risk by lurching from budget crisis to budget crisis to budget crisis. >> only a couple hours after the...
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the workers around nor fork and virginia could be furniture load for up to 22 days, lose to 2 22% of their salaries. and the ripple affect as it goes out. and the fact that this is artificially created, that the president has presented a very comprehensive plan that is tied to strategy that can fix this. it's going to require some compromise, only congress can do this now, but we need to fix this. we don't need to make these cuts in this mindless, automatic way. we need to have a comprehensive, balanced approach to do this so we don't harm our national security. jon: well, if what way would national security be affected if the sequestration goes through? can you give us some specifics? >> well, we've already delayed the sailing of the true man and her strike group to the middle east. sequestration hits, we're going to have to delay the sailing of the baton and her am tpaoe and amphibious group. we will are to take down nine of our carrier air wings. it will take up to a year to get them back. it will cost through or three times as much to get them ready. we will fly less, train less,
the workers around nor fork and virginia could be furniture load for up to 22 days, lose to 2 22% of their salaries. and the ripple affect as it goes out. and the fact that this is artificially created, that the president has presented a very comprehensive plan that is tied to strategy that can fix this. it's going to require some compromise, only congress can do this now, but we need to fix this. we don't need to make these cuts in this mindless, automatic way. we need to have a comprehensive,...